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VILLIAM H. MUZZY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE NATIONAL CASIIREGISTER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEJERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

.SPEGFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,005, dated November5, 1901.

Application filed April 5, 1900.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MUZZY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of whichI declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in ro cash-registers, and hasmore particular relation to improvements in machines of the type havingmovable cash drawers or receptacles.

One of the several objects of the invention is to provide an improvedcash-register in which separate cash-compartments are provided for thedifferent clerks or for the cash received from sales made in differentdepartments of a store.

Another object of the invention is to prozo vide an improvedcash-receptacle different portions of which may be exposed at will.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improvedcash-register in which the cash-receptacle is arranged to be projectedin a plane parallel with the front of the machine to avoid any liabilityof said receptacle striking or interfering` with the operator standingin front of the machine.

In the accompanying drawings, forming 3o part of this specification,Figure l represents a perspective view of the type of machine patentedto Messrs. Cleal and Reinhard, April 13, 1897, No. 580,378, to which,for the sake of illustration, I have applied my invention,

the printer being omitted and one position of the cash-drawer beingshown in full lines and the other in dotted lines, partly broken away.Fig. 2 represents a central vertical section through the machine, thecabinet being partly 4o removed. Fig. 3 represents an end elevation ofthe machine, partly broken away,the cashdrawer being omitted. Figs. 4,5, and 6 represent broken detail side elevations of the slottedguide-plate operating slide and detent for the special keys. Fig. 7represents a detail side elevation of the operating-gears,machine-latch, and crank-handle, the latter being broken away. Fig. 8represents a vertical section through the machine, partly 5o broken awayand taken on a line to the right of the left-hand key-bank. Fig. 9represents Serial No. 11,679. (No model.)

a bottom plan view of the caslrdrawer and its cooperating opening-leverand spring. Fig. 10 represents a detail perspective view of thedrawer-latches and cooperating parts. Figs. ll, l2, and 13 represent,respectively, detail rear elevations of the drawer-springsetting leverand its operating-cam in its ditferent positions.

In the aforesaid drawings, l represents the frame of the machine; 2, theamount-keys; 3, the special keys; 4, the special indicator, and 5 thecashedrawer.

I have illustrated the type of cash-register shown simply as an exampleot' the application of my invention, and it will be at once apparent toone skilled in the cash-register art that the invention may be appliedwith equal facility to other forms of registerssuch, for example, as thekey-operated type of registers, well known in the art. l In the formillustrated here, however, and described in the aforesaid patent theregister-operating devices and register proper' are located in a cabinet6 above the drawer-casing 7, and the former are operated through themedium of an operating crank-handle 8 and controlled by the amount-keys2. The cash-drawer 5 is slidably mounted in the casing 7 by means ofhorizontal flanges 9, mounted on its front and rear walls and restingupon a suitable number of antifriction-wheels l0, mounted within saidcasing, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The drawer is divided into twodistinct sets or groups of compartments occupying the respectiveopposite ends of the drawer, and each of which preferably comprisesthree bill-receptacles and tive coinreceptacles. Each set or group ofcompartments isintended to constitute a separate drawer, which can beprojected from its respective side of the drawer-casing without exposingthe companion group or drawer. l

The selecting means for determining` which side or end of the drawerwill be projected or exposed comprises, primarily, the two special keys3, which I have lettered Aand B as rcpresenting two clerks. These twospecial keys, it will be observed, are located at the bottom of thetens-of-dollars-amountbank; but they do not cooperate with the detent ofthe amoun tkeys, which detent is substantially the same IOO as describedin the aforesaid patent. When one of said special keys is forced inward,a pin 11, carried thereby, is forced down ward in one of two diagonalnotched slots 12, formed in the special detent 13. (Shown in Figs. 3 and6.) This detent is provided in its opposite ends with slots, such as 14,through which retaining-bolts 15 pass, and thereby support the detentmovably in position. This detent is provided with a pendent arm 16,having a lower beveled end 17, which is normally held down in a bevelednotch 18, formed in a latch-slide 18a, by a coil spring 19, whichconnects said slide to the main frame. The said slide 18a is supportedin position by a stud 20 and the usual rock-shaft 21, which projectthrough suitable elongated slots 22, formed in said slide. Anantifriction-roller 23, mounted on the slide, is held against theperiphery of a cam 24 by a coil-spring 25, which connects the slide tothe main frame. The cam 24 is mounted upon the main rotation-shaft 26 ofthe machine and is adapted to operate the slide against the tension ofits spring to force the arm 16 and detent 13 upward against the tensionof their spring 19, and thus allow the keypin to escape from the notchat the bottom of its slot l2 and the key to be returned to normalposition by its spring 27, which is similar to the springs of theregular keys. The rotation shaft 26 receives its movement through themedium of a gear 28, fast to the end opposite from that carrying the cam24. This gear 28 receives movement from the operating crankhandle 8through intermediate gears 26, 30, and 3l. The gear29 carriesanotchedlockingdisk 32, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7,) and which is engagedby a spring-drawn lockingpawl 33, mounted on a shai't 34 in a mannerwell known in the art and disclosed in the patent to Cook, No. 464,294,dated December 1, 1891. As long as the pawl 33 remains in the notchofthe disk 32, as shown in Fig. 7, the crank-handle remains locked; butjust as soon as the pawl is rocked by the rocking of the shaft 34 themachine is released. The said shaft,which extends across the machine, isrocked only when one of the special keys 3 is operated. This result iseffected by a slide 35, provided with diagonal slots 36 for thereception of the pins 11 and mounted beside the detcnt 13 and in thesame manner as the detent. (See Figs. 3 and 5.) Vhen one of the specialkeys is operated, its pin 11 contacts with the inclined wall of itsrespective slot 36, and thus moves the slide 35 upward. This upwardmovement causes an arm 37, mounted on said slide, to engage and raise apin 38, mounted on an arm 39, which is fast tothe shaft 34, and thusrock said shaft to release the machine, as above described. Thesedevices for releasing the crank-handle are old and well known in theart, and no further description of the same is deemed necessary here.The outer ends of the pins 11 are guided and supported from movinglaterally by a slotted guide-plate 11, supported by the bolts 15.

In addition to their pins 11 each of the keys 3 is provided with aheaded pin 46. These pins project, respectively, through elongated slots41, formed in link-bars 42 and 43, which are pivotally connected attheir rear ends to rigid arms 44 and 45, extending from diametrieallyopposite sides of a rock-shaft 46. The length of each slot 41 is suchthat the pin 40 of the operated key will not contact with the end wallof its respective slot until its final inward movement, and even then itwill only move its link-bar far enough to slightly rock the shaft 46 andmove an arm 47, rigidly mounted thereon, out of its vertical positioneither to the front or to the rear of the shaft, according to the keyoperated. Vhen the link 42 is moved rearward, the link 43 is of coursemoved forward, and vice versa, the slots 41 in each instance allowingfree movement of the link moving forward. The slots 41 are of sufficientlength to permit this free movement, even when the shaft 46 is furtherrocked, as hereinafter described.

The above-described rocking movement of the shaft 46 by the operation ofa special key is, in effect, a setting movement and simply adjusts theparts for operation bythe main rotation-shaft 26. The oiiiee of theaforesaid arm 47 is to give the shaft 46 its further rocking movementsin either direction. For this purpose the upper end of the arm ispivotally connected to the lower end of a link-bar 48, the upper end ofsaid bar having a slotted plate 4S), through which said shaft 26 passes.The shaft 26 at this point is provided with a cam 50, which cooperateswith an antifrietion-roller 5l on the plate 49 to force the bar 48downward against the tension of a coil-spring 52, which connects it tothe main frame. The spring 52, it will be observed, returns the bar 48,arm 47, and shaft 46 to normal positions after they have been operated,this normal position being shown in Fig. 2.

When a special key is operated as above described, the arm 47 is rockedto one or the other side of its normal vertical position, and when thebar 48 is subsequently depressed upon the operation of the crank-handlethe arm is further rocked in the same direction, and thus effects therelease of the cash-drawer for movement in the proper direction and alsoadjusts the drawerspring to move the drawer in the same direction. Ofthese latter devices I will first describe the drawerlatches for holdingsaid drawer from movement in either direction. These drawerlatches, asbetter shown in Fig. 10, comprise two slidable latch-bars 53 and 54,mounted in apertured guide-blocks 55, which are secured to the mainframe. Coil-springs 56 surround the respective bars and bear with theiropposite ends against the rear blocks 55 and pins 57, mounted on saidbars, so as to normally IOO IIO

force the latter forward upon each side of a stud 58, projecting upwardfrom the cashdrawer. This stud is adapted to play through a slot59,formed in the frame, and limits the cash-drawer in its movements ineither direction by abutting against resilient blocks 60, mounted in theopposite ends of said slot. The forward ends of the bars 53 and 54 arebeveled, as shown, so that when the drawer is closed after the machinehas been operated the stud 58 may force the latch-bar it strikes backagainst the tension of its spring and pass said bar, which latter thensprings back toits normal position, leaving all the parts as shown inFig. l0. The bars 53 and 54 are provided at their rear ends withvertical eX- tensions 6l and 62, respectively, the latter being providedwith an angular top portion 63. The respective parts 6l and 62 arearranged in the paths of rigid arms 64E and 65, fast to the rock-shaft46, but sufficient distance is left between the same to prevent thelatches being moved upon the initial rocking or setting of the shaft 46by the special keys, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2.

When the shaft 46 is rocked by the bar 48 after being set as abovedescribed, the respective arm 64 or 65, as the case maybe, is forcedagainst its respective extension 6l or 63, and the proper latch-bar thusdrawn backward to release the cash-drawer for movement in the properdirection. The intervening spaces between thc arms 64 and 65 and theeXtensions 6l and 63 when the parts are in their normal positionsprevent the latches being prematurely thrown by a sudden or violentdepression of a special key, such as might be resorted to in an effortto open the cashdraWer without first operating the machine.Simultaneously with the release of the cashdrawer, as above described, aspring-actuated lever 66, pivoted upon the base of the machine under thecash-drawer, as at 66, is thrown to one or the other side of its deadcenter to force the cash-drawer in the proper direction. This lever 66is of Y shape, as bet-ter shown in Fig. 9, and is provided at the end ofeach of its short arms with an npwardly-projecting antifriction-roller67, these rollers being arranged to respectively engage pendent parallelflanges 68, mounted on the bottom of the cashdrawer. The long arm of theY-lever is provided upon its upper side with a pivoted pawl 69, whichprojects be youd the end of the lever and is limited in its movements bystop-pins 70, mounted on said lever. A pin 7l projects upward from thepawl 69 to the rear of its pivot-point and serves as an attaching meansfor one end of a coil-spring 72, the opposite end of which is secured toa stud 73, projecting upward from the base of the machine, as shown inFig; 2. The lever 66 is limited in its movements in either direction bystuds 74, also mounted upon the base of the machine. \Vhen thecash-drawer stands in its normal closed position, as shown in Fig. 9,the lever 66 is on a of the drawer and the direction in which the pawl69 is extending. Vfhen the devices stand in this normal position, theend of the pawl 69 projects into an elongated notch 75, formed in thelower end of a throwing-lever 76, for which see Figs. 2, ll, l2, and 18.The lever 76 is pivoted upon a headed stud 77, mounted on the mainframe, and which passes through an elongated slot 7S, formed in saidlever. The lever is normally held down upon this stud by a coil-spring79, which connects it to the same. The elongated slot 78 is to allow ofvertical movement of the lever 76, such as is necessary upon the closingof the cashdrawer to permit the end of the pawl 69 to again enter thenotch 75 by forcing under the lower beveled end of thelever, which thenoccupiesthepositionshowninFig.1l. Thelower part of the lever is guided,but allowed to swing freely to the right or left, bya slotted guideblockS0, mounted on the drawer-casing. The upper end of the lever 76 isprovided with a forwardly-progectin g pin Sl, which projects into acam-groove 82, formed in a disk S3, which is fast to the rock-shaft 46.When the lever 76 is in it-s normal vertical position, (shown in Fig.11,) the pin 8l lies in a vertical portion 8i of the cam-groove to allowof the aforesaid vertical movement of said lever and also to permit theshaft i6 and disk 83 to be given their initial movement by the specialkey without moving or rocking the lever. It will be observed that theformation of the slot S2 is such that when the disk 83 is rocked inopposite directions the lever 76 will also be rocked in oppositedirections, as shown in Figs. l2 and i3. This rocking of the lever 76throws the pawl 69 to bring the stress of the spring 72 to the properside of the deadcenter of the opening-lever 66. The walls of the notch75 of the lever 76 do not disengage from the pawl 69 until the lever hasbeen rocked sufficiently to both shift the pawl, as above described, andforce it bodily, together with the lever 66, a distance sufficient tostart the initial opening movement of the drawer and to throw the lever66 well off of its deadcenter. This action is necessary in order topreventanysticking of the parts when the tension of the spring 72 isonly slightly off of the dead-center of the lever 66. Then thecashdrawer is closed, the spring '72 is again putunder tension bythereturn of the lever 66 to the position shown in Fig. 9. It will ofcourse be understood that the throwing of the lever 66 by the lever 76follows immediately after the uniatching of the cash-drawer, so that thedrawer will be free to move outward under said throwing impulse and thetension of the spring 72.

Any desired mechanism may be employed between the special indicator Iland the special keys; but as the same forms no part of the presentinvention none will be described.

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It will further be observed that by the peculiar construction of mycash-drawer opening from the sides of the machine all danger of therapidly-moving drawer striking the operator is avoided and said operatorallowed to stand in a natural position close to the machine whenoperating it.

I prefer to employ the present invention in connection with suchmachines as have a plurality of independent counters, one for each ofthe respective clerks and which are controlled, respectively, by thespecial clerks keys, or to such machines as are provided withdetail-strips or other means for determining the amount of cash taken inby each clerk. By an examination of a particular clerks counter or hisaccount on the detailstrip the exact amount of cash that should be foundin his particular portion of the cas-hdrawer can be ascertained, and ashe alone has access to that particular portion of the drawer mistakesmay be instantly located. I have not shown either multiple counters or adetail-strip, as such devices controlled by the special keys are old andwell known in the art and are shown in the patent to Joseph Cleal, No.587,298, dated August 3, 1897, and

the aforesaid patent to Cleal and Reinhard. l

Where such an expression as operation of the machine and the like areemployed in the claims they are intended to mean such an operation ofthe register as will complete all ofthe movements necessary between twodistinct operations of the cash-receptacle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cash-register including a casing, a single cash-receptacle mountedtherein and arranged to have a desired one of different independentportions thereof exposed from said casing for the reception of cash anynumber of times without in the meantime exposing the remaining` portionsfrom the casing and means for moving said receptacle to expose anyselected one of the independent portions from the casing; said meansbeing dependent for operation upon the regular movement of the machine.

2. Acash-register including acasing, a single cash-receptacle mountedtherein and arranged to have a desired one of different independentportions thereof projected and exposed from said casing for thereception of cash any number of times without in the meantime projectingthe remaining portions, and a spring device arranged to project anyselected one of the portions of said receptacle.

3. A cash-register including a stationary casing, a single movable cashreceptacle mounted therein and arranged to have a particular desiredportion thereof projected from said casing for the reception of cashwithout permitting the exposure of the remaining portions therefrom,means for predetermining at will which portion of the receptacle will beprojected and means dependent upon the operation of the machine foreffecting the projec'- tion of the selected portion of the receptacle.

el. A cash-register including a stationary casing, a single movable cashreceptacle mounted therein and arranged to be so moved in relation tothe same as to cause a particular desired portion thereof to be exposedfor the reception of cash without permitting the exposure therefrom ofthe remaining portions, means for predetermining at will which portionof the receptacle will be exposed and means dependent upon the operationof the machine for effecting the exposure of the sclected portion of thereceptacle.

5. Acash-registerincludingacasing,acasl1 drawer mounted therein andarranged to be projected from opposite sides thereof, latches forcontrolling the movements of said drawer in opposite directions, andmeans for operating a desired latch dependent for movement upon theoperation of the register.

6. A cash-register, including a casing,a cashreceptacle mounted thereinso that it may be exposed at either side of the same at will, and meansdependent for movement upon the operation of the machine forautomatically exposing said receptacle at either side of the casing asdesired.

7. A caslnregister including a casing, a single cash-receptacle mountedtherein and arranged to have a desired one of differentindependentportions thereof exposed from said casing for the receptionof cash any desired number of times without in the meantime exposing theremaining portions from said cas ing and latches for controlling thedifferent movements of said receptacle necessary to expose the differentselected portions; said latches being dependent for operation upon theregular movement of the machine.

S. In a cash-register,tl1e combination with a stationary casing, of acash-drawer mounted therein and arranged to be projected from oppositesides of the same, and means for automatically projecting the drawerfrom either side.

9. In a cash-register the combination with a casing, of a singlecash-receptacle and keycontrolled means for effecting such movement ofthe receptacle in relation to the casing that different desired portionsof said receptacle may be exposed from said casing without permittingthe exposure of the remaining portions therefrom.

lO. A cash-register including a casing, a single cash-drawer mountedtherein and arranged to have different portions thereof exposed fromsaid casing for the reception of cash as desired Without at the sametime exposing the remaining portions therefrom, means for holding thedrawer within the casing and devices requiring an operation ofthecash-register for releasing the drawer.

ll. A cash-register including a casing, a drawer arranged to beprojected from opposite sides thereof means for holding the drawerwithin the casing and devices requiring an IOO IXO

operation of the cash-register for releasing the drawer to allow it tomove in the proper direction.

12. A cash-register including a casing, a single cash-drawer, meanswhereby diierent desired portions of the cash-drawer may be projectedfrom the casing for the reception of cash without projecting theremaining portions or allowing their exposure and latch means for thedrawer arranged to be actuated by the cash-register to allow theprojection of the desired portion of the drawer.

13. A cash-register including a casing, a cash-drawer arranged to beprojected from opposite sides of the same and means for automaticallyprojecting the drawer in either direction which means is dependent formovement upon the operation of the machine.

14E. In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, of acash-drawerarranged to be projected from opposite sides of the same, means forautomatically projecting the drawer in either direction and meansforpredetermining from which side the drawer will be project-ed.

15. In a cash-register, the combination with y a stationary casing, of acash-drawer arranged to be projected from opposite sides of said casing,means for automatically effecting the movements ofthe drawer in oppositedirections, and setting devices for controlling said means.

16. In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, of a cash-drawerarranged to have a desiredportion thereof projected from said casingwithout permitting the exposure of the remaining portions, means forcausing the movement of the drawer in dilerent directions,to expose thedesired portion thereof and setting devices for controlling said movingmeans.

17. In a cash-register, the combination with a stationary casing, of acash-drawer arranged to be projected from said casing at opposite sidesthereof and a spring device arranged to move the drawer in eitherdirection at will.

18. A cash-register including an inclosing casing, a cash-receptaclemounted therein, means dependent upon the operation of the machine forso changing the relative positions of the casing and receptacle that adesired portion of said receptacle is exposed without permitting theexposure of the remaining portions, setting devices controlling saidmeans, and a lock for the machine controlled bythe setting devices.

19. A 'cash-register including a casing, a cash-drawer capable of beingprojected from the casing so as to expose diiferent portions thereofwithout permitting the exposure of the remaining portions, setting meansfor determining which of several portions of the drawer will beprojected from the casing and exposed upon the operation of the machine,a lock for the machine controlled by said setting means, and means forprojecting the desired portion of the drawer upon the operation of themachine.

20. A cashregister including a casing, a cash-drawer arranged to beproject-ed from opposite sides of said casing, devices for moving thedrawer dependent upon the operation of the machine, setting means forsaid devices, and a lock for the machine controlled by the settingmeans.

2l. A cash-register including a casing, a cash-drawer arranged to havedifferent portions thereof projected from said casing, latches forcontrolling the different movements of the drawer, keys for setting saidlatches for operation in connection with the machine, and a lock for themachine controlled by the keys.

22. A cashregister including a casing, a cash-drawer mounted therein andarranged lo be projected from either side of the same, means forautomatically projecting the drawer in either direction, and means fordetermining the direction of movement ofthe drawer dependent upon theoperation of the machine.

23. A cash-register including a casing, a cash drawer mounted thereinand arranged to be projected from opposite sides of the same, a springdevice arranged to be set to propel the drawer in either direction andmeans for setting the spring device dependent upon the operation of themachine.

24. A cash-register including a casing, a latched cash-drawer arrangedto be projected from either side of the same, means for automaticallymoving the drawer in either direction and a device for releasing saiddrawer arranged to be operated by the machine.

25. In'a cash-register,the combination with a stationary casing, of acash-receptacle arranged to'be projected from different parts of thesame, a spring device arranged to be set for moving the receptacle indifferent directions, and latches for said receptacle also arranged tobe set to allow the receptacle to move in different directions.

26. A cash-register including a stationary casing, a cash-receptaclearranged to be projected from different parts of said casing, latchesand spring opening devices for said receptacle, and means for settingsaid latches and opening devices for operation by the machine.

27. A cashregister including a casing, a cashreceptacle arranged to havedifferent portions thereof exposed from said casing without exposing theremaining portions, and means operated by the machine for imparting apositive movement to the receptacle in either direction.

2S. A cash-register including a casing, a cash drawer arranged to beprojected from opposite sides of said casing, means connected to theoperating mechanism for imparting a positive opening movement to thedrawer in either direction, and a spring device for continuing theopening movement in either direction.

29. A cash-register including a casing, a

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cash-drawer arranged to open from opposite sides of said casing, specialkeys, setting devices connected to said keys, latches, and opening`means for the drawer controlled by the setting devices and means foroperating Said latches and opening means upon the movement of themachine.

30. A cash-register inclnding a cash-receptacle arranged to receive apositive initial opening movement from the machine, and drawer-actuatingspring devices thrown into operative position by the movement of themachine for continuing the opening movement.

3l. In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, of a cash-drawerarranged to be projected from opposite sides of said casing,register-operating mechanism and means operated by the said mechanismfor moving the cash-drawer in either direction.

32. In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, a cashdrawerarranged to have different portions thereof projected from said casing,a spring device arranged to throw the drawer in ditiferent directionsand means for setting the spring device for operation in the desireddirection.

In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, of a cash-receptaclearranged to be moved in different directions in relation to the same sothat different portions thereof may be exposed, latches for said drawerand keys for controllingr said latches whereby the direction of movementof the d rawcr is determined.

34. In Leash-register, the combination with a casing, of acastle-receptacle arranged to be projected from different parts of thesame, and a single drawer-opening spring device arranged to be thrown toone or the other side of a dead-center and thus be capable of exertingits force upon the receptacle to move the latter in diiferentdirections.

35. In a casl1-register, the combination with a casing, of an operatingmechanism, a cashdrawer arranged to open from opposite sides of themachine, latches for said drawer, a rock-shaft carrying latch-operatingarms and keys for setting said shaft for operation by the operatingmechanism.

36. In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, of a cash-drawerarranged to be projected from opposite sides of the same, a pivotedlever arranged to engage and force said drawer in either one directionor the other, and a power-spring connected to said lever.

37. In a cash-register, the combination with a casing, of an operatingmechanism, a cashdrawer arranged to be projected from either side of thecasing, a pivoted lever arranged to engage and force said drawer ineither one direction or the other, a spring connected to said lever, andmeans lfor rocking the lever to one or the other side of itsdead-center.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

.VILLIAM ll. MUZZY. Witnesses:

IRA lnmis'rnnssnn, WM. McGAi-rrnv.

